The Watkins Family
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Major &
Cornelia Watkins
Stephen Kutisol Watkins (birthdate 1850's-60's) m Irene (or Rener)Kelly/Kelley (birthdate unknown)
............Major Jerome Watkins, Sr.* (1893-1991) m Cornelia Izora Dooley (1905-1986)
.........................Stephen K. Watkins (1929-1977 or 78)
........................Major Jerome Watkins, Jr. (b 1928-1998) m Audrey Hunter
.............Josephine Watkins
.............Stephen K.Watkins
.............Frank Watkins
.............Elihu Watkins
.............Manius Watkins
.............Savannah Watkins-Meachen
.............Ollie MaeWatkins
.............Nettie Watkins-Brooks
* Major was from Memphis, Tennessee and Cornelia from Columbia, Tennessee. Major moved to Pontiac, Michigan around 1920 and married Cornelia in 1927.
*Major and Cornelia had a total of 11 children.
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**I have additional information relating to Watkins of African-American descent. I have not determined whether they are related to this line so I have not included it here. Please e-mail me if you are interested.
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Slave births from the Bible belonging to Isaac & Judith Vaiden, owners of the Plantation Pamocra (Palm-a-cray) in New Kent County, Virginia:
........Watkins, Oney - b. Dec. 25, 1822
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John
Watkins m. Julia Perkins, both of Memphis, TN
Date: September 3, 1865 Place: Memphis, TN
Man: 26 yrs old; color: black; father: black; mother: black;
lived with another woman 6 years, separated from her by death.
Woman: 21 yrs old; color: black; father: black; mother: black.
They, unitedly had 0 children; the man by previous connection had
4; the woman by previous connection had 0.
Wyatt
Watkins m. Dolly Watkins, both of Memphis, TN
Date: September 17, 1865 Place: Memphis, TN
Man: 33 yrs old; color: black; father: black; mother: black.
Woman: 38 yrs old; color: black; father: black; mother: black;
lived with another man 6 years, separated from him by death.
They, unitedly had 0 children; the man by previous connection had
0; the woman by previous connection had 1.
Source: http://www.freedmensbureau.com/tennessee/marriages/tennmarrw1.htm
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State of North Carolina
Anson County
Freedmen
Labor Contract
This
indenture made and entered into on the a17th day of Dec AD 1866
between W. A. Barner & Ritchie of the County of Cabarras and
State of N. Ca. Of the first part and Henry Watkins a freedmen of
the second part. Witnesseth that the said Henry Watkins, and
children George, Frances and Samuel, freedmen, have agreed to
work for the said Barner and Ritchie from this date to the 1st
day of Jan AD 1868 on his farm in the State of Tenn and to do all
kinds of labor that is deemed necessary to be done, to do this
work faithfully and to be respectful in his behavior and they
shall receive two hundred and seventy five dollars on the 1st
day of Jan AD 1868, or a part payment as soon as the crops are
gathered and sold. And the said Henry Watkins and children
further agree that time lost by sullenness or absence without
leave in sickness shall not be paid for. And the said W. A.
Barner & Ritchie have agreed to furnish the said Henry
Watkins and children with comfortable quarters sufficient rations
and the amount of money above stated and transportation to his
family free of charge. And they the said Henry Watkins and
children, freed laborers, are to furnish own clothing and pay
their Doctor bill. In testimony whereof the above parties set
their hand and seal.
Witness
C. Clark
W.
A. Barner {seal}
Henry
(X) Watkins
December 25, 1866. State of North Carolina, Anson County. Louis Watkins indentured to W. A. Barner to work farm in Tennessee until January 1, 1868.
Source: http://www.freedmensbureau.com/northcarolina/ncindentures.htm
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May 26, 1866. Katy Watkins, a colored girl and an orphan, age 7 on the 10th of March last, bound to C. C. Moss of Dyer County until the age of 18.
May 26, 1866. Joseph Watkins, a colored boy and an orphan, age 11 on the 1st of this month, bound to William M. Watkins of Dyer County until the age of 21.
Source: http://www.freedmensbureau.com/tennessee/contracts/dyerindentured.htm